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AMD's A8-3850 APUs are a surprisingly good bit of silicon 
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By John Gillooly | 10:50 Sep 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Fusion finally hits the desktop, as AMD produces a remarkably good chip for gaming on.
 
AMD's RADEON HD 6990 - our silicon love 
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By John Gillooly | 11:45 May 30, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: AMD runs rings around NVIDIA with its 6990, holding on to the fastest video card in the world tag for another generation.
 
Intel announces Sandy Bridge recall - epic silicon fail! 
By David Hollingworth | 09:46 Feb 1, 2011 | Comment Now 
Breaking news: A flaw in a SATA support chip leads Intel to announce a $700 million recall of Sandy Bridge parts. This is not an oops... it's an ARRRGGHHHHHHH!!!
 
Noctua's NH-D14 CPU Cooler impresses 
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By Vito Cassisi | 10:53 Mar 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Noctua's NH-D14 cooler is big, but very quiet, and very effective at keeping your silicon running cool.
 
The Sandy Bridge recall - reactions and updates 
By David Hollingworth | 10:29 Feb 2, 2011 | Comment Now 
We've been chatting to vendors, retailers and discovering just what it is that's broken in Intel's Sandy Bridge chipset. Essential reading follows...
 
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T fails to thrill 
By Justin Robinson | 10:32 Dec 10, 2010 | Comment Now 
It has its good points, but AMD's latest silicon effort is simply not the chip you're looking for.
 
HD7970 vs GTX 780: the future of graphics cards in 2012 
By Alex Whitehouse | 11:13 Jan 31, 2012 | Comment Now 
We explain why the 28nm process is the biggest thing since sliced PCB. In a word, size - after investigation by Atomic - sadly appears to matter.
 
AtomicCon Video: GIGABYTE and Western Digital! 
By David Hollingworth | 11:23 Nov 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
Video: See what GIGABYTE was cooking at AtomicCon, and the excellent bit of PC building undertaken by Western Digital in a new CM Storm Trooper case.
 
Intel displays new tech, gives away new tech! 
By David Hollingworth | 12:07 Nov 16, 2011 | Comment Now 
Event: Atomic helped Intel show off its shiny new high end processors, challenged some lucky Atomicans to a mighty gaming challenge, and generally had a hoot in Melbourne.
 
Innovative Silicon announces Z-RAM breakthroughs   
By The Inquirer | 10:10 Mar 18, 2010 | Comment Now 
Can now compete with traditional DRAM.
 
AMD's FX-8150 simply disappoints 
By John Gillooly | 14:25 Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Bulldozer seems more apt if you think of a sleeping bovine than useful heavy machinery.
 
Exclusive shots of the new X79 Killer motherboard from GIGABYTE 
By David Hollingworth | 15:52 Oct 26, 2011 | Comment Now 
Gallery: We've been on a mission in Taipei, and managed to score some super exclusive shots of the GIGABYTE's new X79 mobo range...
 
Build log - The Vox Caster PC mod part 5 
By David Hollingworth | 17:04 Sep 30, 2011 | Comment Now 
And... we're spent. Well, almost. But the important thing is our Vox-caster build is gaming ready - and it ROCKS.
 
AMD redefines mobile gaming 
By John Gillooly | 09:39 Jun 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
AMD's new 'llano' Fusion APU makes Sandy Bridge look decidedly yawnworthy as a gaming platform. We take a closer look at why.
 
Arkham City, War in the North, and a little gem called Bastion 
By David Hollingworth | 13:39 Jun 9, 2011 | Comment Now 
E3 2011: We catch with up with Warner's crop of games, hang out with Batman and Catwoman, take up the sword, and meet a dodgy sounding narrator...
 
Not quite Crysis-ready: MSI GE620 notebook 
By David Hollingworth | 16:08 Jun 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: This notebook comes in at a great price, but it's not for any serious gamer.
 
ASUS launch 9-series AMD mobos 
By David Hollingworth | 10:05 May 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Computex 2011: New AM3+ based motherboards emerge from ASUS' mighty cavern of tech, with new BIOS features for the first time on an AMD platform.
 
ASUS' DirectCU II GTX580 - power at a cost 
By Vito Cassisi | 11:44 May 20, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: A green, mean gaming machine from ASUS - but you'll need to sell a kidney to buy a DirectCU II 580!
 
What you'll see at the Atomic Revolver! 
By David Hollingworth | 15:53 Apr 20, 2011 | Comment Now 
Atomic Event: We've been chatting to Razer, ASUS, Cooler Master and AMD, and boy, have they got a show for you guys!
 
MSI's E350N-USB3 Fusion APU 
By John Gillooly | 10:48 Apr 11, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: AMD’s Fusion APUs aren’t just for netbooks, as this Mini-ITX Atom-smasher from our friends at MSI demonstrates.
 
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Atomic Magazine

Issue: 133 | February, 2012

Atomic is a magazine aimed squarely at computer enthusiasts, gamers, and serious PC upgraders.

Every month we bring you the latest reviews of new technology and PC components, in depth features on everything from overclocking to console hacking, and gaming previews and interviews.
 
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Antec Kuhler 920 - liquid cool
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Antec's Lanboy Air - our new favourite case
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